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Friday, March 1st, 2013
ChildSexualAbuse and its EffectsChild maltreatment, which includes childsexual, physical, social abuse and child neglect, is a major social problem. According to the National ChildAbuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) an estimated amount of 80 thousand children in the United States experience sexualabuse every year, but the number of unreported and undetected cases is believed to be far greater. This is because children are afraid to tell anyone what is happening to them and the legal procedure, to confirm that what happened to the child was sexualabuse, is difficult. It’s not only that they are abused but also the impact it has on the victim. The child who is a victim of sexualabuse usually develops low self-esteem, a feeling of worthlessness and an abnormal view of sex. They can also acquire seductiveness, unusual interest or avoidance of all things of a sexual nature, sleep problems, depression, the thought that they have dirty or damaged bodies, fear that there’s something wrong with their genital area, conduct problems, aggressiveness and refusal to go to school. The victim can also develop serious problems when they reach their...

...THE AFTERMATH
THE LONG-TERMEFFECTS OF
CHILDSEXUALABUSE
21084661
UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON
BSc (Hons) SOCIAL WORK
HS60020E/0
Abstract
Childhood sexualabuse is a serious concern that has been associated with longtermeffects amongst survivors. Using secondary data, this qualitative piece of research explores the longtermeffects of childsexualabuse in later adult life. The purpose for this study is to create awareness to professionals that sexualabuseeffects continue long after the abuse stops thus, sufficient knowledge on the characteristics of the abuse. The longtermeffects focuses on three developmental domains; emotional social and behavioural. The emotional aspect looks at depression, feelings of guilt and anxiety. The social aspect focuses on relationships and intimacy, and the behavioural aspect will discuss issues self-destructive behaviours. Results from the research highlight that the longterm...

...government legally defines sexual assault as a source of strained, forced and manipulation into sexual acts that go against an individual’s will without their consent, this may include a young person who is under the legal age that is exposed to these unwanted sexual behaviours. This type of abuse is occurring all around the world in today’s day of age, including individuals who are young, old, and male, female or from different types of cultural and socio economic backgrounds. Criminologists all around the world tend to question why offenders are committing these crimes and what urges them to do so. It is therefore a difficult question to consider why an individual would commit sexualabuse and assault. However, after thorough research overtime the question will become clearer and aspects of the lives of people who are involved will have change. As there are many different types of Criminological theories and after analysing them, the feminist theory would best describe the causation of sexualabuse in today’s day of age. After comparing this theory with the labelling theory and the social disorganisation theory, reasons why the feminist theory would best explain the causation of sexual assault will be discussed. As well as other factors as to why this crime occurs, a distinct argument focusing on sexualabuse against...

...The Long Lasting Effects of ChildAbuse
Millions of children in the world have dealt with or seen someone they know deal with abuse. There are many different types of abuse. Sexualabuse, verbal abuse, physical abuse and neglect are all different types of ways a child can be caused harm. In reading of “Breathing Underwater” by Alex Flinn and “A Child Called It” by Dave Pelzer, I found that childabuse was a common theme between the two. The main character in each book was abused or harmed in some type of way by their parent. Childabuse can have many long lasting effects on its victims. The way a person is raised plays a major role on the way they deal with things in their adult life such as problems, relationships, and parenting. In this essay, I will explore the positive and negative effects of childabuse.
There are many ways to tell that a child has been abused. Often times there will be bruises and many other apparent marks on the child. But, being that abuse can also be verbal, it is sometimes hard to tell that the child is being abused unless they come out and tell which doesn’t happen very often. For instance, in...

...LongTermEffect of Child Pornography
Child pornography in its traditional form was produced and distributed in the form of photographs and magazines. Children involved in explicit sexual activities were processed in photographs and magazines. Obviously, that was not an easy task because child pornography then needed commercial processing that required many employees employed in production. Any of the employees could have reported the production of child pornography to the authorities and it could have been checked and stopped. That was the reason why during those times, child pornography was not so common. Furthermore, distribution of child pornography was also not as easy as it is today. During those periods, child pornography could have been distributed only by means of common governmental mail services or through some clandestine distribution networks. (Stewart, 1997)
During the mid-1980’s, the home video technology evolved and it changed the scenario for child pornography. Paedophiles started using inexpensive camcorders to produce amateur child pornography videos and they could have done this without anybody’s help at their own home with least or no worries about information of their acts to any other body or the authority. Thus, with the advancement of entertainment technology, the...

...The immediate and longtermeffect of abuse.
M1 &D1
Why do we need to spot the signs?
So we . . .
• Help and protect the service users
• Follow the correct legislations – Equality and
Diversity Act, Human Rights Act and The Care
Standards Act
• Follow the Care Value Base
• Follow professional bodies codes of practice
• Follow codes of conduct, policies and
procedures in a health and social care setting
M1
• Assess the likely immediate effects of two
different forms of abuse on the health and
wellbeing of adults.
• You need to consider what effects instantly
follow two different types of abuse for
example; physical abuse may affect the adult
by bruising and fracturing them. Also explain
how the abuse can affect the health and
wellbeing of adult.
M1
• Consider – Physical - fracture
• Could the injury effect them doing everyday things?
(e.g. fracture leg would cause isolation)
• Could it lead to further health issues? (Bed sores)
• Does it effect how they feel and act towards others?
(Depression and low self esteem)
• Would we see changes in these person as a health
worker and what? (Body language, depression and
anxiety).
D1
• Evaluate the potential long-termeffects of
these two types of abuse on the health and
well-being of adults.
• You need to...

...﻿Long-term Consequences of ChildAbuseChildabuse is the physical, emotional, or sexual mistreatment of a child by his or her parent or guardian. Many do not realize how many children are abused in their homes every day. According to a publication titled Child Maltreatment 2008, children are more likely to be the victim of childabuse and neglect than they are to be the victim of anything else (Speak-Up-Be-Safe). In fact, more than one million children in the United States alone are a victim of childabuse (Wisdom, Hiller-Sturmhöfel, p. 52). One in seven adults between the ages of 18 and 54 in the U. S. report that they were sexually abused, physically abused, and/or were the victim of emotional abuse in their childhood (Zielinski, David, pg. 16). Every year over half a million children suffer serious injuries, and about fifteen hundred die from childabuse, making it the leading cause of deaths from injuries in children over a year old (Institute of Medicine, 1999). Not only does childabuse cause immediate effects on the abused child, but it creates significant effects on society which can last a lifetime. Long-term consequences on society from...

...ChildSexualAbuse: A Review of the Literature
Abstract
Childsexualabuse (CSA) is a hidden epidemic of childabuse and neglect. Approximately there are 3 million reports of CSA in the United States every year involving nearly 6 million children. CSA take place across ethnic and cultural lines, in all socioeconomic levels, all levels of education and within all religions. Numerous adverse effects correlate with CSA some examples include, anxiety, avoidance depression, low self-esteem, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and promiscuity. In the present paper, research in the role of psychological distress in women with history of CSA reviewed to gain a understanding depression , high risk sexual activity nature of the trauma , obstacles in relationships, possessing negative beliefs and attitudes towards others, psychological effects, psychopathology. The following literature review attempts to establish and support CSA association with psychological, emotional and physical behaviors in adulthood. Continuous studies of sexually abused children and treatment outcomes are essential.
Keywords: Childsexualabuse, anxiety, avoidance depression, low self-esteem, post-traumatic stress disorder, promiscuity
ChildSexualAbuse...